CE Determination Checklist
Project Identification
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Associated CSJs: Enter associated CSJ numbers
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Limits/From: Enter Limits/From
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D-List
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Findings
Requirement
Finding(s)
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Choices followed by an *asterisk require further
explanation in the next column.
Completion/Approval Date
and/or Explanation*
* Why impact is not significant or
why features not included
43 TAC 2.43 (STIP/UTP)
Project is not required to be on the STIP/UTP
Transportation Conformity
Project is not subject to or is exempt from conformity
Congestion Management Plan
Does not apply
TCEQ Coordination
Not required
CO TAQA
Not required
MSAT Analysis
No meaningful impact on MSAT
Hot Spot Analysis
Not required
Section 404/401
Permit not required
Section 303(d)
Project not within 5 miles of an impaired assessment unit
Floodplain Requirements
Project is not within FEMA 100-year floodplain
Section 9
No impacts to bridge/causeway (including lighting) across a navigable water
Section 10
No potentially navigable waters present
Coastal Barrier Resources Act
Does not apply
Texas Coastal Management Program
Project not within TCMP boundary
Edwards Aquifer
Project is not within Contributing, Transition, or Recharge Zone
International Boundary Water Commission
Project not within floodplain or floodzone of the Rio Grande
Trinity River Corridor
Outside regulatory zone
Wild and Scenic Rivers
Project would not impact Wild and Scenic Reach of the Rio Grande
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Traffic Noise Analysis
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Not required
No impacted receivers
Contours identified
Impacted receivers, no mitigation
Impacted receivers, mitigation identified*
A commitment has been made to perform a noise workshop for properties
adjacent to proposed noise abatement
A noise workshop has been performed for properties adjacent to proposed
noise abatement
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Section 4(f)
No impacts to Section 4(f) properties
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Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 26
No Chapter 26 properties present
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Natural Resources Code, Chapter 183
No protected properties present
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Public Participation
None required
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Community Impacts
Project activities do not have the potential to result in community impacts
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Historic Properties
No potential to cause effects on historic properties (project listed in Appendix 3 of
PA and no review list of MOU
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Archeological Resources
No potential to cause effects on historic properties (project listed in Appendix 3 of
PA and no review list of MOU)
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Health and Safety Code, Chapter 711
No cemeteries present
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TPWD Coordination
Coordination not required
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Endangered Species
No effect
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Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
Does not apply
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Magnuson Stevens Fisheries Conservation
Management Act
Project will not directly or indirectly impact EFH
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Farmland Protection Policy Act
FPPA does not apply
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Marine Mammal Protection Act
Does not apply
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Release Date: 2/2014
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130.01.CHK
CE Determination Checklist
Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodations
Check all that apply.
Project is exempt from bicycle and pedestrian accommodation requirements
Barriers to pedestrian access will be removed
Lane width will accommodate bicycle use
A shared use lane will be provided
A bicycle land will be provided
Curb ramps will be modified for ADA compliance
Sidewalks and/or crosswalks will be provided
5-ft (minimum) shoulders will be provided on a rural facility
No bicycle or pedestrian facilities will be provided (include explanation of why)*
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Proposed CE Determination
Confirm, by checking the boxes below, that the project does not involve unusual circumstances, leading to:
The project will not result in significant environmental impacts, including:
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Significant impacts to planned growth or land use for the area
Relocation of significant numbers of people
Significant impacts on any natural, cultural, recreational, or other resource
Significant air, noise, or water quality impacts
Significant impacts on travel patterns
Other impacts which, individually or cumulatively, have significant environmental impacts
The project does not involve substantial controversy on environmental grounds
The project will not have a significant impact on properties protected by Section 4(f) of the DOT Act or
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
The project does not involve any inconsistencies with any Federal, State, or local law, requirement, or administrative determination relating
to the environmental aspects of the action.
Prepared by:
______________________________________________________________
Date:
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Signature
Peer Review
Complete this section ONLY for D-List Categorical Exclusions. This section is to be signed by an independent reviewer.
I certify that I did not prepare the CE documentation for this project, and I have reviewed the project file documentation and the proposed
determination, and I concur that the project is appropriately classified.
Reviewed by:
______________________________________________________________
Date:
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Signature
Final CE Determination
The person with approval authority for the project completes this section.
Select the correct determination below:
Determination of Categorical Exclusion for a Project Assigned to TxDOT by FHWA
The State has determined that this project has no significant impact(s) on the environment and that there are no unusual circumstances as
described in 23 CFR 771.117(b). As such, the project is categorically excluded from the requirements to prepare an environmental
assessment or environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act. The State has been assigned, and hereby
certifies that it has carried out, the responsibility to make this determination pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title 23, United States Code, Section
326 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated December 6, 2013, executed between the FHWA and the State.
Determination of Categorical Exclusion for a State Project
This project will have no significant impacts on the environment. I approve this project as a categorical exclusion.
Project Not Assigned to TxDOT by FHWA
The State has determined that this project is not a project type assigned to the State by FHWA, and determines that this project is ready
for FHWA review.
Signed:
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Date:
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Signature
Release Date: 2/2014
130.01.CHK